Zacharia Farted (1998)

Michael Bates and Brian Moore are friends despite being different in personality. Michael is straightforward and is harboring anger issues which he doesn't even realize. Brian is a ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writer:

Colin Cunningham

Stars:

Colin Cunningham, Benjamin Ratner, Madison Graie

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Cunningham	...	Michael Bates
Benjamin Ratner	...	Brian Moore
Madison Graie	...	Cory Greyfeld
Betty Linde	...	Jean Wishart
C. Ernst Harth	...	Wayne Newton
Willie John Hanna	...	Martin Yellowcrow
Robert Thurston	...	Born Again Attendant
Michael David Simms	...	Mr. Hernandez (as Michael Simms)
Ron Sauvé	...	Man On Phone (as Ron Souve)
Paul Jarrett	...	Trashman (as Paul Jarret)
Rainy Dan Lorell	...	Fiona
Susan Brooks	...	Trashwoman
Angela Fama	...	Crystal Waitress
Ralph Alderman	...	Shopkeeper
Kelsa Kinsly	...	Woman In Car

Storyline

Michael Bates and Brian Moore are friends despite being different in personality. Michael is straightforward and is harboring anger issues which he doesn't even realize. Brian is a spiritualist, always on the look out for the good in people. Both are having a difficult time in their respective lives. Michael seems to be more committed to his live-in girlfriend than she is to him. And Brian is fired from his job as a mechanic because he over-analyzes the customers rather than do his work. To get away and have some fun, the two decide to take a weekend fishing trip to the lake. Once there, they find what looks to be a unnamed grave marker in the middle of the forest. With only a key close to the grave with the stamp "PUM ZACH" as a possible clue, Brian talks a reluctant Michael into finding out who owned the key and is therefore the probable person buried. Based on information from a local, Brian and Michael decide to drive from their home in San Francisco to the Nevada desert to ...

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Plot Keywords:

key | grave | search | kleptomaniac | journey | 

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Taglines:

In search of a name, a ghost, and adventure (locksmith). They found themselves.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zacharia

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Windowshot Productions Inc., Jupiter Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Michael is by the telephone booth, it is supposed take place in San Francisco. However, a public transit bus in the background is one painted in the colors of those in Vancouver, where this sequence was actually filmed.

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Crazy Credits

Closing quote: "I wish I had a life as great as mine." M. Yellowcrow

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"HOLD TIGHT"
(WANT SOME SEAFOOD MAMA)
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Words and Music by Leonard Kent, Dick Brandon, George Robinson, Willie Spottswood,
Leonard Ware and Joseph Miller
Courtesy of EMI Mills Music Inc.
All rights reserved.

User Reviews

Best buddy picture I've ever seen

I had the pleasure of watching this film at the Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival, with Mike Rohl and Damon Vignale presenting it. Most of the cast was also in attendance including Colin, Ernst and Madison. I was drawn in by Colin's wonderful storytelling that kept this movie going. There wasn't a line, character or location that was out of place. Colin's character Michael and his friend Brian bounce off each other like real people, not the usual movie cardboard cutouts we see. I don't want to give too much away but keep an eye on Ernst's character Wayne Newton, he's a scene stealer in the best way. Can't wait to see him in Dudley Do-Right